Intertidal peat deposits and Early Holocence relative sea-level changes, Traigh Eiliraig, Isle of Coll, Scottish Hebrides

Alastair George Dawson, S. Dawson, Timothy Michael Mighall, G. Waldmann, A. Brown, F. MacTaggart

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Abstract

An intertidal organic deposit is described for Traigh Eileraig, Isle of Cell, Scottish Inner Hebrides. The organic sediments are overlain by sands containing marine diatoms. Radiocarbon dating and diatom analysis indicate that a relative marine transgression took place in Coil at c. 8000 C-14 years sp, an interpretation consistent with the results of pollen analysis of the organic material. The age and biostratigraphical interpretation of this relative marine transgression is in agreement with the results of sea-level research undertaken in recent years at Arisaig, western Scotland. However, the altitude at which the early-Holocene relative marine transgression is recorded in Coil is significantly lower than Arisaig, this difference reflecting the influence of differential glacio-isostatic uplift across the Inner Hebrides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11-18
Number of pages7
JournalScottish Journal of Geology
Volume37
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2001

Keywords

  • NORTHWEST SCOTLAND
  • BRITISH-ISLES
  • HISTORY

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